Corsican MEP François Alfonsi (EFA-Greens) discussed his new Report on European endangered languages in the European Parliament Culture Committee on Wednesday.

Mr Alfonsi highlighted the continuing, and in some cases increasing, problem of endangerment. “This issue has been largely ignored at EU level over the past decade and this has to change”, he said, adding, “There are examples of good practice where intervention has been able to reverse the decline in some languages. But others are in a more delicate state, and without intervention and support they will struggle to survive in a globalised world.”

Alfonsi promised that his report will praise those EU member states that are most successful in protecting endangered languages, while those European states which don’t come up to scratch could be named and shamed. More.

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